Terms and Conditions
1.Introduction
1.a 7city is the trading name of 7city Learning Limited and 7city Learning Inc ("7c or "we") and is a provider of instructor and/or interactive training courses ("the Courses") and related services.
1.b CQF is a program run by 7city.
1.c You ("you" or "the User") agree that your use of the Courses, Virtual Classes and Related Products, (together, the "Products") will be on these terms and conditions alone. By signing the overleaf enrolment form, you agree to be legally bound by these terms and conditions as modified and posted from time to time. You accept and agree to them as they apply to your use of the Products and the 7city.com and cqf.com websites (the Sites).
2.Application
2.a You are required to apply to the CQF in order to participate in the course by completing the Application Form online or by paper media with your correct name and contact details and any other requested information and submitting it to CQF Admissions. Registration is subject to acceptance or refusal by the CQF at its sole discretion. By applying you warrant and represent that the information you submit is accurate and that you can form binding contracts under applicable law.
3.Program
3.a Your use of the CQF’s Materials is governed by the terms and conditions set out below.
3.b While 7city and CQF will make every effort to deliver the program as stipulated in the brochure, 7city and CQF reserves the right to change or cancel the published course dates due to unforeseen circumstances. The company’s liability will be limited to a transfer to the next appropriate date or a refund of the course fee.
3.c In the event that 7city and CQF are unable to provide a classroom place on the requested CQF cohort, alternative cohorts will be offered.
3.d If a classroom delegate defers from one CQF cohort to the next, you will automatically become a distance learning delegate.
3.e You must complete the CQF within three years of commencing the program, (commencement takes place on the date of the first class of the cohort they have enrolled on) this equates to six consecutive programs.
4. Fees
4.a As an approved delegate, you will be required to pay a non-refundable deposit of £1,600+VAT ($2,550) if paying by the 15th March, £1,800+VAT ($2,900) if paying by the 15th May or £2,000+VAT ($3,250) if paying by the start of the program. This will entitle you to secure a place on the course and to receive the pre-course reading material and tablet.
4.b Delegates outside the EU will not be required to pay VAT.
4.c Only delegates living in the USA will be required to pay in US dollars.
4.d Course fees are due a month in advance of the course/module start date.
4.e Cancellations of confirmed bookings are subject to a refund of 100% (excluding the deposit) if notification is provided in writing more than 30 days before the start date; subject to 50% refund if notification is provided within 30 days; no refund is applicable if notification of cancellation is within 15 days or non-attendance. If a refund for full fees is granted, delegates are responsible for the return of all course materials and will be charged for any materials either not returned or returned in an unacceptable state. This does not affect the delegate’s statutory rights.
Where a delegate has paid full fees and accessed any material other than the math primer or VBA lectures a refund will not be given.
4.f CQF fees are reviewed annually, 7city and CQF reserves the right to alter costs within reason. 7city and CQF will not alter costs for delegates who are current (enrolled) on the course.
4.g If you are sponsored by an employer you must produce documentary evidence that the employer accepts responsibility for the payment of all fees due, or for a specified proportion of those fees. In any instance where the undertakings given are not honoured, you will become personally liable for the total amount of the fees outstanding.
4.g 7city and CQF accepts the following method of payment: Standing Order, Credit (except American Express) or Debit Card, Cheque or Bank Transfer. All bank fees are payable by you. A 2% charge will be taken on each credit card transaction.
4.h You will not receive materials or online access until the fees for each module have been paid.
4.i Where delegates have been awarded the Wilmott Scholarship who subsequently receive funding from their employer; their employer will be required to pay the full CQF fees.
4.j Where fees are not paid in accordance with the agreed terms, 7city and CQF reserves the right to withhold access to the course and/or suspend the delegate from the course.
5. Scholarships
5.a. Thompson Reuters and Wiley Scholarships are only valid for the programme with which they are awarded.
5.b. The TR and Wilmott Scholarship is only awarded to those who are also eligible for the Wilmott Scholarship
5.c. 7city reserves the right to change or withdraw this offer at any given time.
5.d. The Thompson Reuters scholarship is only available to delegates in the Americas
5.e The Wiley Scholarship is only available to delegates in Asia.
5.f. The Scholarship committees decisions is final.
5.g. The Scholarship can only be used by the individual who has won the scholarship and cannot be given to a third party.
5.h. CQF Scholarships have no monetary value.
5.i. The winner of the TR or Wiley Scholarship agrees that 7city and the CQF can use their name and/or any quotes in future marketing material.
6.Communication
6.a CQF will communicate all information during the course of the program via the email address supplied. It is your responsibility to notify CQF of any changes to contact information.
7.Personal Details
7.a On commencement of the CQF program your name, locality, company, job area and email address will be automatically uploaded to the CQF directory. Only CQF alumni have access to this directory. If you do not wish your details to be shared please inform a member of the CQF Administration Team.
8.Tablet
8.a 7city will dispatch using a courier tracked delivery and will not be responsible for loss or damage to the device after delivery to nominated address.
8.b 7city will not be responsible for the loss of any device. Any replacement requested without return of the original will be charged a £550 (+VAT if applicable) replacement fee.
8.c In the event of breakage where evidence of physical damage is apparent the device will be replaced at a cost of £550 (+VAT if applicable). In the event of breakage where no damage is visible, the device will be replaced free of charge within 9 months of receiving the device agreed.
8.d All devices will be tested before leaving 7city.
8.e 7city will not support the tablet in the event of evidence of downloading malware or other software viruses.
8.f 7city and CQF will support the devices for the purposes of using the CQF application only. Although other activities are possible on the tablet and not prohibited, 7city and CQF will not support these activities.
8.g The device is tied to a given individual and transfer between individuals is not permitted.
8.h 7city will not be liable for any additional customs charges levied overseas and will not be liable for any import taxed levied.
8.i. To be eligible for a CQF tablet you must be subject to the latest fee structure and have originally applied for the January 2012 or subsequent programmes.
9.CQF Material
9.a 7city Learning and CQF owns all title, copyright and all and any other intellectual property rights in the classroom and virtual classes, related products and the Sites and any modifications or translations of them. You acknowledge that you do not own and shall not acquire any title, copyright or any other intellectual property rights in the Property and shall not modify, translate, adapt or otherwise amend them and shall only use them for your private educational or informational purposes and in accordance with any instructions for use which appear on the CQF course or the Sites.
9.b You must not share any material with third parties. This includes lecture notes, exercises, solutions, pre-course maths test and exams and projects.
9.c If you are found to have shared CQF material with a third party, you will be expelled from the program and your CQF designation will be removed if you have completed the program.
9.d If you are seen to have plagiarised a Modular exam, final project or final exam from another delegate you will be expelled from the program and your CQF designation will be removed if you have completed the program.
10.Exams
10.a You may request up to 2 extensions during the course of the program. These extensions may only be used for modular exams and only one extension may be taken per exam.
10.b Extensions must be requested for before and are typically for up to two weeks; however the exact deadline will be confirmed.
10.c If a delegate requires more than 2 extensions, they will be automatically deferred.
10.d If you fail to hand in an exam by the given deadline without requesting an extension you will be automatically deferred to the next program.
10.e If an extension request is made after the deadline, it will be subject to faculty review and will only be granted to you with extenuating circumstances. Evidence of these circumstances may be requested. If the extension is not granted, you will be deferred to the next program.
10.f If you have an extension and fail to submit your exam by the extension deadline, you will be automatically deferred to the next program.
10.g It is a requirement that in the case of deferring you complete a deferrals form.
10.h You may not assign, transfer, sub-license, charge or sub-contract any of your rights or obligations under these terms and conditions without the prior written consent of 7city.
11.Use of the products
11.a You are solely responsible in all respects for all use of and for protecting the confidentiality of any password given to you or selected by you for use on the Sites. Such Password may only be used by you personally and you may not share these with or transfer them to any third parties.
11.b You are responsible for ensuring that your computer system meets all relevant technical specifications necessary to use the Site, is compatible with the Site and capable of running the Products. You must not attempt to interfere in any way with the proper working of the Site and in particular you must not attempt to circumvent security, tamper with, hack into, or otherwise disrupt any computer system, server, website, router, or any other internet connected device.
11.c 7city and CQF reserves the absolute right to update, alter, suspend or discontinue any aspect of the CQF program or Sites including your access to it.
11.d 7city and CQF assumes no responsibility for errors and omissions in the Sites. 7city Learning and CQF will endeavour to make the Sites available but cannot guarantee that the Sites will operate continuously or without interruptions which could affect use of the CQF program.
11.e The Sites may provide links to other websites, which are not under the control of 7city and CQF. 7city Learning and CQF shall not be responsible in any way for the content of any such other websites. 7city and CQF provide such links only as a convenience and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by 7city and CQF of the content of such sites.
12.Indemnity
12.a Subject to clause below, each party will indemnify the other in respect of any costs, claims, demands, losses or liabilities (including reasonable legal fees) incurred by the indemnified party as a result of or arising in any way from a claim by a third party which results from any breach of the provisions contained in these terms and conditions.
13.Limitation
13.a 7city Learning and CQF shall not be liable to you for any indirect or consequential loss, including loss of data, profit or business however caused.
13.b Neither party shall be liable to the other for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under these terms and conditions caused by circumstances beyond that party's reasonable control.
14.Termination
14.a 7city Learning and CQF shall have the right, at any time by serving written notice on you, to cancel your registration and access to any Products if you are in breach of any material term of these terms and conditions.
15.Notices
15.a Notice should be given to legal@7city.com, or, to you at either the e-mail or postal address you provide during the registration process. Notice will be deemed received 24 hours after e-mail is sent or 3 days after the date of posting.
16.Law and Jurisdiction
16.a These terms and conditions shall be governed by the laws of England and you agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the English Courts.
16.b. Nothing in these Conditions shall prejudice any condition or warranty (express or implied) or any other right or remedy to which either party is entitled in relation to the services by virtue of statute common law or otherwise.
17. Warranty
17.a 7city warranty that it will use all reasonable endeavours to ensure that the study materials will be of satisfactory quality but does not warrant that the study materials will be error free.
17.b 7city warrants that it will perform any services under this agreement with reasonable skill and care.
17.c These warranties are provided in lieu of all other warranties express or implied which are hereby excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Data Protection
1. The Nature of the services provided by 7city means that we will obtain, use and disclose (together “Use”) certain information about you (“Data). This statement sets out the principles governing our Use of Data. By registering to use the Products you agree to this Use.
2. When you register with us you will need to provide certain Data such as your contact details and demographic information. We will store this Data and use it to contact you, provide you with the details of the Products and services you have purchased and otherwise as required during the normal provision of the course.
3. We may also use the about Data and similar Data you provide us with in response to surveys, to aggregate user profiles and unless you click on the relevant button on the Registration Form, provide you with communications. We will not pass any personal data onto anyone outside of 7city Learning, with the exception that if you are a delegate studying with us we will make information about your study available to authorised individuals within any companies contributing financially to your study costs, as we are required to do to satisfy our contractual obligations.
4. To enable us to monitor and improve our services we gather certain aggregated information about you including details of your operating system, browser version, domain name and IP address, the URL you came from and go to and the parts of the 7city website you visit.
5. We use information such as your User ID, session identifiers and password to enable us to identify whether you are using our services, assist with the provision of services and to ensure that you have access to relevant products. We will only read cookies from your cookie file places there through your web browser’s interaction with the website.
6. Our products may link third party websites and we are not responsible for their data policies or procedures or their content.
7. 7city endeavour to take all reasonable steps to protect your personal Data including the use of encryption technology, but cannot guarantee the security of any Data you disclose. You accept the inherent security implications of being and transacting on-line over the internet and will not hold us responsible for any breach of security.
8. 7city may supplement the information that you provide with information we receive from third parties, such as exam registration bodies or your employer. If you have any questions about our privacy policy, please contact us at +44 (0) 845 0727 620.
9. If you wish to change or update the data we hold about you, please e-mail J.McCluskey@7city.com or contact us on the number above. Alternatively, if you wish to raise a query regarding your data, please contact us on the number above or e-mail J.McCluskey@7city.com.
Computer Systems and Virus Protection
10. 7city continuously review the services we provide to ensure they deliver appropriate levels of security and safety for our users. We recommend that users browsing any website, including 7city, have up to date security and anti-virus software installed. 7city cannot be held responsible for any damage to a user’s computer or access device, causer either directly to indirectly by use of our services.
Personal injury/Liability
11. 7city will take all reasonable steps to perform our services within reasonable care and skill. However, 7city is devoted to education and training and in order to protect its assets for the benefit of those objects; 7city shall not be liable to you for any of the following types of loss or damage arising out of or in connection with the delivery and use of our products/services, including but not limited to the Web Site:
a. Any Loss of profits, loss of earnings, loss of anticipated savings, goodwill or revenue.
b. Any personal injury or death or loss of property arising during course delivery except where such personal injury or death is cause by 7city’s negligence.
C. Any loss or corruption of data or any indirect or consequential loss.
12. 7city’s maximum aggregate liability to you for any claim in contract, tort, negligence, or otherwise arising out of or in connection with the provision of any product or services shall be limited to the charges paid by you in respect of the product or service which is the subject of any such claim and provided you notify us of any such claim within three months of it arising.
Security
13. Personal possessions are the sole responsibility of the delegate and 7city accepts no responsibility for anything that is lost or stolen from its premises. Delegates are advised to keep valuables with them at all times.
Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999
14. A person who is not a party to this Agreement shall have not right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any term of this Agreement. This clause does not affect any right or remedy of any person which exists or is available otherwise than pursuant to that Act.
Separability
15. Any term or provision of this Agreement which is invalid or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without rendering invalid or unenforceable the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement.
Force Majeure
16. 7city will not be liable for any delays or failures attributable to any Event of Force Majeure, save that 7city shall use reasonable endeavours to resume services as quickly as possible.
Assignment
17.7city reserve the right to assign its obligations under this contract to a suitability qualified third party or sub-contract to an independent party, where such assignment will not compromise the quality of the course delivered.
Entirety of Contract
18. The Contract contains the entire Contract and understanding between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and replaces all prior agreements and understandings relating to the said subject matter.
7city’s interpretation of these conditions shall be binding.